Craig v. McBride

OPINION

COMPTON, Justice.

This is a custody dispute. The mother and the guardian ad litem1 appeal from the decision of the superior court which granted *304primary custody of Aurora Craig-McBride, a minor child, to her father. We cannot affirm the decree in this case because the award of custody to the father may in part derive from consideration of impermissible criteria. Accordingly, we remand this matter for further proceedings.

We need only briefly set forth the facts of this case.2 The claimants, Mary Craig Bird and Casey McBride, are the natural parents of Aurora. The parties lived together in…